Zu den zentralen Diskussionsthemen und Problemfeldern deutscher Wirtschafts-, Sozial- und Finanzpolitik gehören seit langem Fragen sozialer Sicherung wie auch die Situation und Entwicklung auf dem Arbeitsmarkt. Zwischen beiden Bereichen bestehen vielfältige Beziehungen, die außerordentlich...

The paper analyzes the labor market effects of globalization when foreign market entry is costly and risky. With flexible labor markets, a fall in foreign market entry cost tends to generate more income inequality. By contrast, when workers cannot easily switch industries and wages are...

Host governments often display two types of behavior toward outside investors. At an initial stage they eagerly compete for production facilities by offering subsidy packages, but often reverse these policies at a later point. In contrast to the literature that explains the behavior as a result...

This paper explores the role of government policies in a situation where the wage gap between high-skilled and low-skilled workers is widening due to increasing foreign competition in the manufacturing of low-skilled intensive goods. A two-period, two-sector general equilibrium model of a small...